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Not Chipper on Intel Despite Share Gains

Mercury Research released its estimates for fourth-quarter microprocessor market share.

Intel's (ticker: INTC) total fourth-quarter unit share increased 150 basis points sequentially to 84.8%, its highest since third-quarter 2002, with gains across the server, desktop and notebook segments. Despite Intel's share gains in the fourth quarter, we believe the company is too optimistic in its growth expectations as it...